FINE AND RARE GERMAN HAND AND A HALF SWORD C.1620. This magnificent sword was surely made to order for a wealthy and probably titled owner. It is a hand and a half broadsword made for use in one hand or two, depending on the situation. It is related to a group of swords dating to the early 17th century, mainly decorated with animal head pommels and quillon terminals. The use of human heads is less well known, but several examples exist. A notable example, evidently related to and possible by the same artisan is in the collection of the Historsche Museum, Dresden, #VI/341. Features distinctive to both examples are the form of the ears and the wedge shaped rolled collar. The base of the 32 3/4" double edged blade is decorated with a scrolling tendril from which three flowers bloom, growing from a fruit. The reference is obviously to the cycle of birth and renewal a popular theme offering hope in troubled times.

Nation : Italian

Local Price : $29995 USD

Exquisite Chiseled Italian Rapier, ca. 1620
. One of the finest quality rapiers to come on the market in
years, this rapier would be a showpiece in any museum or private collection.
Steel hilt chiseled in fine detail with matching artichoke motif throughout. It
consists of straight quillons with artichoke finials, quillon block chiseled in
the form of artichoke leaves, pas d&quote;ane joining the double side rings; each with
opposing artichokes separated by a disk. Knucklebow also features opposing
artichokes separated by a disk, ending just short of the artichoke pommel with
button. The leaves in the design are chiseled with stems 360 degrees in the
round. Reverse with unadorned single side ring and two symmetrical bars joining
the base of the lower obverse side ring. Original wire-wrapped grip with turks
heads and overlying twisted wire lattice. Hexagonal-section 44 ½" blade with
long tapered ricasso with line borders and stamped on each side with maker&quote;s
mark "* S *"; short central fuller stamped "* IHS *", with another "S" stamped
just below the fuller on each side. Overall length 51 ½". 100% original and
complete in near excellent condition with just very light pinprick pitting on
the blade. A smaller and less ornate rapier made approximately 20 years later
featuring this exact same motif is in the Wallace Collection and featured in
numerous publications. It is likely the work of the same artisan. The
workmanship is superb in every detail. Though this sword looks great in photos,
they cannot do it justice. From a multi-million dollar New York City estate,
this is the finest sword we have ever offered!
SR1250 $29,995

Nation : German

Local Price : $24995 USD

Extremely Rare German Landsknecht Hand-and-a-half Sword,
ca. 1520
. The Landsknecht mercenaries of the Germanic countries were
among the most fearsome warriors in all of history. In a time when there were no
standing armies as we know today, any king or magnate who could afford them
wanted to hire the Landsknechts. The Katzbalger (literally "cat skinner") was
the well-known short sword with the S-shaped guard of twisted iron. Genuine
Katzbalgers are very rare and usually bring well over $10,000 when they come up
for sale. However, what is even more scarce is the two-handed or hand-and-a-half
varieties with S-shaped guard. A two-handed example sold at auction in Munich
about 15 years ago for about $16,000 USD and has since changed hands several
times for ever increasing prices. The example offered here is the only
hand-and-a-half sword of this type we have ever encountered. It features a very
large distinctive S-shaped guard of twisted iron with fluted bun finials. Ovoid
pommel with a pair of incised lines at the base, mounted on what is apparently
the original leather-wrapped two-stage wood grip. The guard is loose due to
shrinkage of the grip and the lack of a ferrule which once was likely mounted at
its base. Thick hollow-ground 42" blade of triangular section with a
latten-filled cross mark, designed to pierce the weak spots in an opponent&quote;s
armor. Metal shows hand forging, light pitting, and a rich dark patina on the
guard. Overall length 54". Such a sword would have been carried by a veritable
giant for the time. This type sword is often considered the Holy Grail for
collectors of weapons of the age of the armored knight.
SB1244c $24,995

Nation : German

Local Price : £17500

Fine North European Two Handed Sword Dating To Circa 1520.
A fine, rare and well proportioned North European two handed sword (hand and a half sword). The hilt, which retains much of its original blackening to the iron parts, is an impressively chiselled example of the early 16th century armourer’s craft. The flat, downwardly curved quillons, widening towards square-ended terminals, with central rope-twist decoration in raised relief on both sides, plus the deeply grooved pommel with fluted ridges, mark this sword out as a member of a distinct and unique group of North European two-handed swords. So far as we know, only six of this type are presently identified.
The broad blade is single edged with a thick spine beneath which two fullers each side extend from the hilt for 40% of its length, after which the blade is double edged and of lenticular section. Three crescent-shaped notches are applied at the end of the spine. An armourers mark of facing crescents terminating in ovals, with a further oval imbetween, flanked by trefoils of diamond shaped dots is present on one side a short distance from the hilt. The marks are most likely of a Passau smith.
The hub of the cross is formed as a thick bar of rectangular section. The distinctive quillons are rounded nearest the block and expand in vertically flattened form towards their terminals and are decorated with raised diagonally grooved rope-like lines along the middles which are flanked by further incised lines. Two horizontal ring guard bars of thick round section are applied to the sides, each formed with two raised knops with similar “roped” finish. Beneath the cross, a downward facing round section bar of open crescent shape is applied. Two further crescents, also decorated with knops, are forged onto the terminals of this bar and rise at 45 degrees to attach to, and strengthen, the side rings.
The pommel is of upturned pear shape and formed with eight equally spaced deep grooves which radiate from the pommel top to its base. The surfaces of the ridges imbetween are cut with narrow lines alternating in vertical, and diagonally vertical form, similar in depth and spacing as the lines which form the rope designs on the guard. The guard and the pommel retain much of the original blackened finish. The waisted stepped grip is of wood covered with leather over a cord wrap. The blade length is 41.5 inches (105.5 cm) and overall is 52 inches (132 cm) long.
These large swords were not just for two-handed use. They were designed to be used equally well with one hand by a trained user. In the 16th century such swords were quite common on European battlefields, carried by armies fighting wars almost permanently during a time of shifting religious and political change. As fashions moved towards the beginning of the 17th century they went out of use and today are rare compared to the survival rates of two-handed swords of the “bearing sword” variety – large, well made, imposing and decorous, but designed mainly to be carried point up in civic procession rather than for use in combat.
One fine example, almost identical to ours, is illustrated in “Records of the Medieval Sword”, Ewart Oakeshott, St Edmundsbury Press, 1991, page 241, which sold through Peter Dale Ltd of London before 1982. The same example is illustrated in “The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons”, Leslie Southwick, Antique Collectors Club, 1982, page 29, fig 49).
Oakeshott comments that another sword in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (Inventory Number M.602-1927) and illustrated in “European Swords”, Anthony North, page 6 fig 3, has an identical hilt apart from the guard having one branch.
A third example is illustrated in “Edged Weapons in Sweden”, Staffan Kinman, Stockholm, 2014, page 29, fig 26b, and is similar to the British Museum example. Oakeshott comments on another in Zurich (Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Inventory Number LM 16933). A fifth sword with similar characteristics is also illustrated in Southwick (as above) fig 48, its location unknown.

Nation : British

Local Price : £16,500

. A very fine & rare pair of Flintlock Carriage Pistols by Westley Richards. . A very fine & rare pair of Flintlock Carriage Pistols by Westley Richards . A very fine & rare pair of Flintlock Carriage Pistols by Westley Richards 5 Â¾&157; side by side 16 bore barrels with bead foresights. Tangs with acanthus engraving, bevelled flat stepped lockplates with bolted safeties, engraved Westley Richards. Flat bevelled swan necked cocks, semi-waterproof pans with roller on frizzen springs. Walnut half stocks, iron trigger guards engraved with trophies of arms, with pineapple finials. Ramrod pipes en suite. Original brass tipped ramrods.
Circa 1812/15.
Pistols in very good condition, barrels re-browned, much original finish remaining.
Flintlocks by Westley Richards are very rare.
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Nation : British

Local Price : £16,495

Extremely Rare Duke of Richmond’s Flintlock Musket by Henry Nock.. Extremely Rare Duke of Richmond’s Flintlock Musket by Henry Nock. Extremely Rare Duke of Richmond’s Flintlock Musket by Henry Nock. 54&157; overall, 39&157; round smooth bore barrel with proof marks and acute;HNacute; mark, musket bore. Fitted with prototype Henry Nock screw-less lock. Ring neck cock, frizzen pan flash guard engraved with Crown GR with swivelling face plate and brass screw-less box lock action, signed acute;HNacute; internally. Walnut full stock with brass furniture comprising butt plate, trigger guard, 3 ramrod pipes, a throat pipe, and a fore-end cap. No side plate, lock retained by single screw through brass washer. Heavy double ended rammer, sold with extensive research on this unique musket. Experimental musket made by Nock circa 1786
The Duke of Richmondacute;s Musket is one of the great rarities of British military arms collecting. Originally intended to become the standard British infantry arm, this radical new flintlock musket with Henry Nockacute;s state-of-the-art enclosed lock began production in 1792, just one year before Britain entered the wars against France that would continue until 1815.
The resulting need for large numbers of muskets doomed what many arms historians believe was the finest flintlock musket ever made. Wartime necessity forced the British Army to turn to the India Pattern Musket, a much lower quality gun that could be manufactured much faster, at lower cost, and in huge quantities. Production of the Duke of Richmondacute;s Musket was therefore very limited and lasted only five years. As a result, most dealers and collectors have never seen one of these rare muskets, and even most arms museums lack this gun in their collections.
Provenance: Dr GM Pedlow, Senior Historical Officer, NATO
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Nation : British

Local Price : £15,995

. A very fine pair of duelling pistols by Durs Egg. . A very fine pair of duelling pistols by Durs Egg A very fine pair of duelling pistols by Durs Egg, 14 Â¾&157; overall , 9inch slightly swamped octagonal 54 bore barrels signed D. Egg London in script, engraved with a band of beadwork at the breeches, the rear and fore sights to both pistols removed to allow reactive sighting. Stepped locks signed D. Egg in script, slender swan necked cocks ,spoon shaped pans, the frizzen springs with good traces of original colour, full stocked carved behind the lock tails with a tear drop and with slab sided butts, the plain trigger guards with acorn-shaped terminals retaing traces of original blued finish, horn fore-end caps and horn capped wooden ramrods one with worm.
A very fine early pair of duelling pistols in the manner of John Twigg who Durs Egg had worked in 1772.
In near mint condition
Circa 1775
Ex Wilfrid Ward collection sold Christieacute;s October 1993.The Catalogue notes these are the earliest known Durs Egg Duelling pistols
Durs Egg son of Leonz Egg, gunmaker, Switzerland. Born 1748, baptised Urs Christian. After a short stay in Paris, came to London and worked for John Twigg, 1772. Granted denization in 1791. Gunmaker & Sword Cutler. Became gunmaker to George IV & Duke of York. Renowned for his fine workmanship. See Weapons of Honour page 965 by Wilfrid Ward.
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Nation : Italian

Local Price : 19,000.00 USD

RARE SPANISH OR ITALIAN WHEEL POMMEL RAPIER C.1530. No single form or date can be given to the point at which the rapier evolved. However, accepting the common definition, this example comes very close to that point, retaining the principal attributes of the Gothic broadsword, straight cross guard and wheel pommel. Its simple counter guard is identical to one on an example in the Sir James Mann collection dated to the 1520s. Other examples with variations of the guard are dated earlier, however, they all evidently have cutting/thrusting blades. The heavy diamond section blade of this example marked VALENCIA (sic.) distinguishes it as among the very earliest swords made primarily for thrusting with in respect to then evolving sword technique. 35 3/4" length blade.
Allowing for the commerce in weapons, the universal popularity of imported weapons and the blade inscription, it is reasonable to conclude that it was produced for the Spanish market and as such might be linked to the conquistadors.
Of the few related examples, it appears that several are in excavated condition and nearly all in public collections.

STUNNING RARE HORSTMAN CIVIL WAR FOOT OFFICERS. This is the classic style that was worn by ranking officers of the Civil War the high quality version with Leather that still looks great. A hefty price in the 1860's. | eBay!Ebay URL:https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RARE-HORSTMAN-CIVIL-WAR-FOOT-OFFICERS-SWORD-GREAT-GIFT/113459994556?hash=item1a6abe1fbc:g:yKMAAOSwulxbeHm0:rk:18:pf:0

Seller : sjmarucha

Nice gras bayonet with scabbard. frog is dry and has been treated with neats foot oil good for display but should not be used in combat. | eBay!Ebay URL:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-French-bayonet-Model-1874-gras-w-scabbard-and-frog/264091456764?hash=item3d7d13d4fc:g:OX8AAOSwuGZauYvK:rk:4:pf:0